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9 Brands found on Wacker Chemie AG in Food Ingredients

Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Food & Beverage Packaging, Coated Paper & Paperboard
Product Families:Formulation & Processing Aids, Excipients, Performance Additives
Chemical Family:Siloxanes, Silicones
End Uses:Gaskets, Textiles, Paper & Pulp

SILFAR® is the name of WACKER’s range of silicone-based products specifically intended for the pharmaceutical and food industries, as well as for use in fermentation and other biotech processes. SILFAR® products feature outstanding chemical resistance. They are not resorbed in the digestive tract, and are therefore not metabolized. They are colorless and odorless.

Applications:Sports Nutrition, Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals & Supplements
Product Families:Enzymes & Starter Cultures, Vitamins, Antioxidants
End Uses:Sports Nutrition, Functional Foods, Dietary Supplements

WACKER’s CAVAQ10® is a highly bioavailable coenzyme Q10 powder. This fat-soluble, vitamin-like substance is a known antioxidant. Coenzyme Q10 has been associated with improved cardiovascular health and supporting optimum fuctioning of the cardiac muscle. However, many commercial products do not offer adequate bioavailability. WACKER’s cyclodextrin-encapsulated CAVAQ10® powder, by contrast, has an 18-fold higher bioavailability compared to other CoQ10 products.

Applications:Desserts & Fruit Preparations, Confectionery, Dairy
Product Families:Rheology Modifiers & Stabilizers, Functional Additives, Drift Control, Foam Markers & Thickeners
Chemical Family:Cyclodextrins
INCI Name:Alfadex, Citral, Gamma Cyclodextrin
End Uses:Top Coat, Coconut Milk, Dessert Toppings

CAVAMAX® is the trade name for cyclodextrins from WACKER. We are the only company in the world to manufacture all three naturally occurring cyclodextrins – α, β and γ (CAVAMAX® W6, W7 and W8). CAVAMAX® cyclodextrins have unique properties resulting in a wide range of functionalities, such as stabilization, rheology control, masking of bitterness or increasing bioavailability and much more. This paves the way for innovative food, pharma and industrial applications.

Applications:Sports Nutrition, Confectionery, Nutraceuticals & Supplements
Product Families:Supplements & Functional Ingredients, Functional Ingredients, Nutrition & Fortification
End Uses:Nutritional Bars, Gummies, Sports Nutrition

CAVACURMIN® is a highly bioavailable curcumin complex that is around 40 times more efficiently absorbed than standard turmeric extract. The complexation with the naturally occurring oligasaccharide gamma-cyclodextrin results in a free-flowing, easily dispersible powder.

Applications:Digital Printing, Printing & Inks, Marine
Product Families:Fillers & Extenders, Additives, Functional Additives
Chemical Family:Silica
INCI Name:Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Silica, Silica Silylate
End Uses:Offset Ink, Screen Printing Ink, Gravure Ink

HDK® Pyrogenic silica is a mature product that WACKER has produced for over 50 years and is used by customers worldwide with great success. Thanks to our integrated production system with statistical process control and highly efficient reactor dynamics, we produce pyrogenic silica of exceptionally purity. With HDK® you get not only great product performance, but also tailored customer service.

Applications:Equipment & Parts, Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing, Surface Care
Product Families:Processing Aids, Polymer Additives, Other Functional Additives
Chemical Family:Silicones, Siloxanes, Non-Ionics
End Uses:Industrial Applications, Cables, Polishes

Applications:Dish Care, Laundry & Fabric Care, Home Care
Product Families:Foam Control Agents, Performance Additives, Functional Additives
Chemical Family:Silicones
End Uses:Powder Detergents, Liquid Detergents, Gel Detergents

SILFOAM® is WACKER’s innovative brand for smart foam control products. It covers silicone-based integrated system solutions for regulatingfoam-intensive applications, and thereby optimizing processes and end products. SILFOAM® foam-control systems are the result of a continuous process of applied R&D. SILFOAM® is carefully tested for its compatibility and effectiveness in the customer's formulations, thereby avoiding overfoaming in advance.

Applications:Sun Care, Hair Care, Skin Care
Product Families:Skin Actives, Cosmetic Actives, Supplements & Functional Ingredients
INCI Name:Hydroxytyrosol
End Uses:Sunscreen Cream, After Sun Products, Skin Brightening Products

HTEssence® is the first nature-identical hydroxytyrosol. This bioactive compound is found in olives and is considered one of the most powerful antioxidants with numerous health benefits.

Applications:Nail Care, Hair Care, API Manufacturing
Product Families:Supplements & Functional Ingredients, Functional Ingredients, Skin Actives
INCI Name:Cysteine
End Uses:Hair Styling Products, Flavors, Dough

FERMOPURE® is WACKER’s brand name for natural L-cystine and vegan L-cysteine. In 2018, the production of L-cystine – the starting material for L-cysteine – was transferred to a new site in León, Spain. Due to their entirely plant-based and inorganic source materials, WACKER cystine and cysteine are purely vegan. They are ideal for use in food and pharmaceutical products.